Open Access
COS Systems Brings Swedish Knack for Tech to Open Access Networks, Hopes for Spacious Skies on American Plains
'Some are scared when something new comes. Sweden is always early.'
Open Access
An open access network is a broadband infrastructure model in which multiple Internet service providers operate on the same physical network, managed by a private entity or an independent third party. This system promotes competition and consumer choice.
COVID
Broadband Breakfast Announces Digital Infrastructure Investment as a Physical/Virtual Event on August 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 – Breakfast Media LLC, the publisher of Broadband Breakfast, on Tuesday announced that its Digital Infrastructure Investment mini-conference at the Broadband Communities Summit will be a Physical/Virtual event. Visit Broadband Breakfast’s event page for the most up-to-date
TPI
Coronavirus Roundup: USDA Announces Funds for Distance Learning, Governors’ Social Distancing, Open Access Fiber
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced Monday that the USDA was opening a second application window for $72 million worth of funding under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. “Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, USDA is
events
Registration Available for Digital Infrastructure Investment at Broadband Communities Summit on April 27, 2020
Editor’s Note, April 14, 2020 – Please note that the Broadband Communities Conference has been rescheduled for August 10-13, 2020, in Houston. See “Broadband Communities and Rural Telecommunications Congress Announce Postponed Summit on August 10-13, 2020.” The Digital Infrastructure Investment even
FCC
Broadband Roundup: The Future of Work and Minorities, State Broadband Officials Meet at Pew, NYC’s Open Access Plan
“The future of our economy is dependent upon how we treat our most vulnerable communities, including those most susceptible to job displacement/job disruption,” Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said at a Tuesday roundtable on the future of work. Highlighting the job-loss concerns
Expert Opinion
An Open Letter to Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk and Starlink Leadership: Three Reasons to Make Starlink Open Access for America’s Local ISPs
For starters, you’ll make more money. Figure contrasts 1. incumbent cable oligopoly territory divisions, 2. 2,700 local ISPs (map by Zhuangyuan Fan), 3. StarLink Greetings Gwynne, Elon and Team Starlink— Thank you for working to connect folks. You’re launching the greatest leap forward in the inte
Open Access
UTOPIA Fiber Announces Fiber Project in West Point, Utah
Construction is underway for a project that will complete West Point’s fiber network by end of 2020 MURRAY, Utah, January 28, 2020 – UTOPIA Fiber announced an agreement with West Point to execute a Fiber-to-the-Home project that will bring the fastest internet speeds in the nation to the City. The W
OTI
New America Highlights the Broadband Prices Available on Ammon, Idaho’s Open Access Network
The Open Technology Institute of New America on Wednesday released a blog post focusing on Ammon, Idaho, and highlighted how the open access broadband networks there better meets customers’ needs and expectations that most vertically-integrated broadband networks. In comparing broadband prices globa
Open Access
UTOPIA Fiber: A Model Open-Access Network
The largest open-access network in the United States has been a boon to its 11 member cities.
Open Access
UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Latest Round of Funding, a $48 Million Network Expansion
The $48 Million capital investment will fund the continued growth of the UTOPIA Fiber network MURRAY, Utah, November 21, 2019 – The Utah Infrastructure Agency has just completed its latest round of funding that will infuse the UTOPIA/UIA network with $48 million for the expansion of its network. UIA
Open Access
UTOPIA Fiber Announces Partnerships with Morgan, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Other Cities
Exciting things are happening at UTOPIA Fiber. The network, the largest operational open-access network in the United States, is in a period of major growth and expansion. The network has been working to get fiber extended to every home and business within its 11 member cities. Here is a breakdown o
Open Access
UTOPIA Fiber, Largest Open-Access Network in U.S., Announces Partnership with Morgan, Utah
Construction on High-Speed Fiber Network to Be Completed by Spring 2020 MORGAN, Utah, November 5, 2019 — UTOPIA Fiber, Utah’s open-access fiber optic network, will bring the fastest internet speeds in the nation to Morgan City. Morgan is the second city to partner with UTOPIA Fiber within the last y
Open Access
Idaho Falls City Council Votes to Extend High Speed Fiber Network to Entire City, in Partnership With UTOPIA FIber
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, October 17, 2019 — In a unanimous vote at a special City Council meeting Thursday evening, the Idaho Falls City Council moved to continue the expansion the city’s fiber network to provide high speed broadband access throughout the entire City of Idaho Falls. In September of 2018,
ISP
Muni Broadband Fare Well in PCMag Study, CenturyLink Intercity Fiber, Facebook and Kids’ Privacy
Locally-run internet service providers offer better broadband than their private sector counterparts, according to a recent study by PCMag. The data shows that six of America’s ten fastest ISPs either involve some form of public-private partnership or were run directly by a local community. “Local n
Fiber
Transparency for Tech Platforms, Fiber in American Fork and Mountain Connect
Axios is reporting that Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plan to introduce The Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight and Regulations on Data Act (DASHBOARD). The measure would require tech company to better explain to consumers what they are giving up when they s
FCC
SiFi Proposes Open-Access Network in Lowell, Ajit Pai on Broadband Farming
SiFi Networks has offered to install and maintain a new fiber optic network in Lowell, Massachusetts—at no cost to the city. This infrastructure would pave the way for new internet service providers to compete with Comcast, which is currently the main internet provider within the city. “Increasing c
